I think you need to reread Acts. Paul, Barnabas, and Peter were not stoned or imprisoned because they kept their faith under a bushel basket. Neither did Jesus.
>> Paul, Barnabas, and Peter were not stoned or imprisoned because they kept their faith under a bushel basket. Neither did Jesus.<<
Indeed. What they did NO do was go in the square and yell “I AM SAVED AND YOU ARE NOT! SUCKERS!”
Tebow was and is about Tebow. Jesus is a convenient promotional tool.